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convert
1[ verb kuhn-vurt; noun kon-vurt ]
/ verb kənˈvɜrt; noun ˈkɒn vɜrt /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become converted.
Football. to make a conversion.
noun
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
OTHER WORDS FOR convert
2 proselytize.
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Origin of convert
1synonym study for convert
1. See transform.
OTHER WORDS FROM convert
con·ver·tive, adjectiveWords nearby convert
Other definitions for convert (2 of 2)
Origin of convert
2By shortening of convertible
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British Dictionary definitions for convert
convert
verb (kənˈvɜːt) (mainly tr)
noun (ˈkɒnvɜːt)
a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc
Derived forms of convert
convertive, adjectiveWord Origin for convert
C13: from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere to turn around, alter, transform, from vertere to turn
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